Suggest me which laptop to buy considering following requirements ?

iamtechie · 06-24-2009, 11:21 AM

i am a 2nd year computer engineering student and i want to buy a laptop within Rs 40000 / 800 $ . I want my laptop to work well with all major programming languages , entire Adobe CS4 , MAYA , MATLAB and Autocad as i am dam interested in programming and web designing . I like basic games like cs , Unreal tournament , AoE 3 and others but i am not mad after games and can stay with basic games even in low config .

i thought of buying
DellTM InspironTM 15
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...OuVbIkOg/jl4Q=

with 4 GB ram

iamtechie · 06-24-2009, 11:23 AM

suggest customization (if any ) in this or other laptops

iamtechie · 06-25-2009, 05:03 AM

so there is no one who can help me out

Phædrus2401 · 06-25-2009, 09:57 AM

Programming support is more a matter of software than hardware. I can say that if you want more programming support you might think about using a variety of Linux on whatever you get since they usually have built-in support for a number of languages. Unfortunately that would nix any possibility of gaming. If you're going to be doing CAD you're going to want a decent CPU and a non-trash graphics card (though not necessarily a high-end-gaming one), so avoid laptops that talk about "Intel 4500 graphics controller" or "Nvidia 7100SE for hi-def graphics" or any of that BS since those can't handle games or CAD at all.

You'll want:
CPU: core 2 duo CPU, ~2.4GHz+
GPU:
--Nvidia: 8600GT and up or 9500GT and up
OR
--ATI: 3850 and up or 4650 and up
RAM: at least 2GB DDR2, more is better
HDD: 300GB+ 7200RPM

OS: Windows XP x32 or Windows Vista/7 x64 or Fedora 11 or similar Linux distro, maybe Ubuntu if you've never used Linux before.

06-24-2009, 11:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
iamtechie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 10 OS: WIN XP	Suggest me which laptop to buy considering following requirements ? i am a 2nd year computer engineering student and i want to buy a laptop within Rs 40000 / 800 $ . I want my laptop to work well with all major programming languages , entire Adobe CS4 , MAYA , MATLAB and Autocad as i am dam interested in programming and web designing . I like basic games like cs , Unreal tournament , AoE 3 and others but i am not mad after games and can stay with basic games even in low config . i thought of buying DellTM InspironTM 15 http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...OuVbIkOg/jl4Q= with 4 GB ram __________________ I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code @ techfreak.co.cc

06-24-2009, 11:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
iamtechie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 10 OS: WIN XP	Re: Suggest me which laptop to buy considering following requirements ? suggest customization (if any ) in this or other laptops __________________ I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code @ techfreak.co.cc

06-25-2009, 05:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
iamtechie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 10 OS: WIN XP	Re: Suggest me which laptop to buy considering following requirements ? so there is no one who can help me out __________________ I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code @ techfreak.co.cc

06-25-2009, 09:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,828 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Suggest me which laptop to buy considering following requirements ? Programming support is more a matter of software than hardware. I can say that if you want more programming support you might think about using a variety of Linux on whatever you get since they usually have built-in support for a number of languages. Unfortunately that would nix any possibility of gaming. If you're going to be doing CAD you're going to want a decent CPU and a non-trash graphics card (though not necessarily a high-end-gaming one), so avoid laptops that talk about "Intel 4500 graphics controller" or "Nvidia 7100SE for hi-def graphics" or any of that BS since those can't handle games or CAD at all. You'll want: CPU: core 2 duo CPU, ~2.4GHz+ GPU: --Nvidia: 8600GT and up or 9500GT and up OR --ATI: 3850 and up or 4650 and up RAM: at least 2GB DDR2, more is better HDD: 300GB+ 7200RPM OS: Windows XP x32 or Windows Vista/7 x64 or Fedora 11 or similar Linux distro, maybe Ubuntu if you've never used Linux before. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.